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Media Statement POTCHEFSTROOM – The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, welcomed the arrest of two suspects for two counts of murder. The pair was arrested during crime intelligence driven operation by Brits Trio Task Team and Letlhabile Visible Policing on Friday, 17 January 2025, in Letlhabile Block I and G respectively. That transpired after information for double murder suspects was received and operationalised. It is alleged that the suspects shot and killed a male and a female in the early hours of Thursday morning, 16 January 2025, inside a tuck shop at Checkers Section, Maboloka village near Letlhabile. The motive of the incident is yet to be determined. The first suspect was arrested at Block I and following the interview, he led the police to Block G, where his accomplice was located and arrested. In effecting the second arrest, the team confiscated firearms that included 12 Gauge shotgun with filed off serial number, four ammunition as well as a silver 9mm star pistol with filed off serial number and one ammunition, which were found hidden in the garden. The suspects, aged 23 and 28, are due to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 20 January 2025. The 28-year-old suspect will be facing additional charges of unlawful possession of firearms and unlawful possession of ammunition. Investigations into the matter, including the tracing of the other suspect/s, are underway.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner lauded the team for their relentless efforts to ascertain that the suspects are arrested within hours after the commission of the crimes.
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